Episodes
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Aug. 13, 2024
Nicholas Doesn’t Fall Off a Cliff & Turkey Food Is Good — FPP490
Jeff and Nicholas sample some more edibles from uncle Joel — “Turkey food is good”. Nicholas almost fell off a cliff… but Theodore reached out and saved him in the Nick of time. Source
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Aug. 6, 2024
Getting Things Done w/ Jeff & More Uncle Joel Edibles — FPP489
Enjoy our first app recommendation in years on the FPP (probably years ????). Jeff has been on the hunt for a while for a task management/reminders app that follows David Allen’s methodology of Getting Things Done. Uncle Joel generously sent more edibles. On this episode we tried the Bluefin Tuna egg mash from the Mediterranean Sea. Source
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July 23, 2024
Ancient Eggs with Myles — FPP488
Myles Miller brings an edible to the podcast, a century egg. Source
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July 2, 2024
Undercover Bomb with Sarah Miller — FPP486
Sarah Miller tells the story about how a mysterious (and creepy) vehicle with tinted windows sat outside her house and how she discovered it part of an undercover drug bust operation. Thanks also to Alice Orendorf for sending twisted cinnamon rolls all the way from Maryland! Source
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June 25, 2024
Becoming a Heifer Farmer & Talking with Priests on an Plane — FPP485
Theodore is back in Indiana for a family wedding and talks about becoming a heifer farmer in Colorado. Leighton is back from Sarasota where he had some time to speak with a priest on his way down to FL. Source
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June 18, 2024
How to Not Offend Your Wife by Playing with a Handicap & Fasting — FPP484
Reuben asks for advice and shares an experience about how to play pickleball competitively with Carmen. Using a handicap seems like the only logical solution. Source
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June 11, 2024
Nicholas’s Epic Indy 500 — FPP483
Nicholas finally tells the story about being at the 2024 Indy 500. If you’re taking your pregnant wife, don’t take the first available parking spot. Source
482
June 4, 2024
More Madness & Divorcing LastPass After 12+ Years — FPP482
More madness ensues when Lucretia’s requests for Reese’s go unanswered. Reuben lays out his reasons for leaving LastPass after 12+ years. Here’s the video referenced in this episode. Source
481
May 28, 2024
Recapping Memorial Day Weekend (Minus Indy 500) & Headshot — FPP481
Reuben shares his experience watching the Indy 500 and starting to become a fan of F1 Racing. Nicholas was at the race but couldn’t make today’s podcast, so next week we’ll hear about his in-person experience and the dramatic storybook ending to the race. Jeff gives advice about car parking at weddings and his thoughts on holiday weddings. A few months ago Reuben purchased a Benjamin… Source
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May 21, 2024
10 Free Reese’s Surprises — FPP480
Lucretia, Reuben and Nicholas’s mom, stops by to share her disappointment about “Reese’s Madness” and to give away 10 Reese’s bags. The first 10 people to email her will get a Reese’s freebie bag sent to them. Listen for details. Source
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May 14, 2024
What Does “Building Up the Temple Mean”? — FPP479
During Reuben’s evening family routine, they often sing children’s songs. One evening Carmen asked, what’s the meaning of Building Up the Temple? This lead to a little research about the history of the song. Source
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May 7, 2024
TV Mounting Success, “Know God. No Regrets” & a Surprise Visit — FPP478
Reuben was able to mount his TV on the brick in about 30 minutes after some actual professional help was provided. Reuben and Nicholas’s mom makes a surprise visit to the podcast to “settle something” but since Leighton and Jeff weren’t available, she’ll need to make an other surprise visit. Nicholas shares about Robert Rogers’s talk at Berea. He tragically lost his wife and children and his… Source
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April 23, 2024
TV Mounting Service Fail — FPP477
Reuben bought a TV installation service when he bought his TV thinking it would make things easier. That didn’t happen. Source
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April 9, 2024
Recapping Totality & Reese’s Madness — FPP476
Jeff and Reuben recount experiencing the 4/8/24 solar eclipse totality. We finally get to Reese’s madness. Order your Reese’s before listening if you want to participate with us. Source
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April 2, 2024
Hacking Disaster & Solar Eclipse Plans — FPP475
A small business’s successful YouTube channel was shut down because their personal Gmail account was hacked. Reuben and Jeff plan to drive a few hours to be in the dark zone of the solar eclipse happening on 4/8. Check out NASA’s interactive map so you can put in your city to get details on the eclipse. Source
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March 26, 2024
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy? — FPP474
Siri malfunctions in a big way to send a bizarre text message. Nicholas shares where “Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy” comes from and what it means. When should you stop texting someone a happy birthday message? How should you stop a birthday gift giving and receiving relationship without having a direct conversation? Source
473
March 19, 2024
New Podcast Space & Nicholas’s Home Warranty Scam? — FPP473
We are excited to be in our new podcast recording space brought to you by Main Street Roasters! More benefits and perks of this partnership to come so stay tuned. Nicholas bought a house and it included 1 year home warranty. Good thing because his furnace stopped working ????… but did home warranty come through? Is home warranty a scam? One more thing, Reuben’s IT superpowers are still… Source
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March 12, 2024
A Quick Update on a Big Plan for the French Press Podcast – FPP472
This short 5 minute episode is announcing some updates on the FPP. We want to grow this thing and are tired of having the podcast in neutral ????. Source
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Feb. 13, 2024
Squid Jerky & Nicholas Sucks His Thumb in Front of 300 People — FPP470
Jeff brings a “killer edible” that left everyone disgusted. Source
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Feb. 6, 2024
Cemetery Google Reviews, Books Take You to Bucc-ee’s — FPP469
Have you ever left a review of a cemetery? Movies take you to the destination but books take you to Bucc-ee’s ????. Source
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Jan. 30, 2024
3 Trips to the Dentist & Snowboarding with Theo — FPP468
Reuben went to the dentist 3 times in the past 2 weeks and Nicholas overcomes a cancelled flight to get out to Colorado to go snowboarding with Theodore. Source
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Jan. 23, 2024
Jeff Loses Sleep Keeping His House Warm & Nicholas Survives a Car Accident — FPP467
Reuben and Jeff both have heating issues. Reuben explains a new criteria for using or not using apps and Nicholas is recovering from being sick and a car accident. Source